South Jamaica
South Jamaica is a residential neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is located south of downtown Jamaica. Although a proper border has not been established, the neighborhood is a subsection of greater Jamaica bounded by the Long Island Rail…| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality
- Description: neighborhood of Queens, New York City, New York, United States
- Also known as: “South Jamaica, New York City” and “South Jamaica, Queens”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Baisley Pond Park and August Martin High School.
Baisley Pond Park
Park
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Baisley Pond Park is a public park located in the southeastern part of Queens, New York City, bordering the neighborhoods of South Jamaica, Rochdale, and St. Albans.
August Martin High School
School
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August Martin High School is a New York City public high school located in South Jamaica, Queens, at 156-10 Baisley Boulevard. The school focuses on aviation and other vocational areas.
Baisley Park Houses
Residential area
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Baisley Park Houses is a housing project in South Jamaica, Queens, New York, completed on April 30, 1961. The development consists of five, 8-story buildings with 386 apartment units for an estimated 1,057 people.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Locust Manor and South Ozone Park.
Locust Manor
Neighborhood
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Locust Manor is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered on the north by Baisley Boulevard to Irwin Place to Roe Road to 120th Avenue, on the east by the tracks of the Long Island Rail Road to 121st Avenue to Farmers Boulevard, on the south by North Conduit Boulevard, and on the west by Guy R.
South Ozone Park
Neighborhood
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South Ozone Park is a neighborhood in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Queens. It is just north of John F. Kennedy International Airport, between Aqueduct Racetrack to the west and the Van Wyck Expressway to the east. South Ozone Park is situated 1½ miles southwest of South Jamaica.
Jamaica
Jamaica is an expansive neighborhood located in eastern Queens. Historically consisting of predominantly black communities, Jamaica now is home to an extremely diverse array of peoples and cultures.
South Jamaica
- Category: neighborhood
- Location: Queens, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Urdu—“South Jamaica” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Հարավային Ջամեյկա”
- Azerbaijani: “Cənubi Yamayka”
- Catalan: “Jamaica de Sud”
- Catalan: “Jamaica del Sud”
- Catalan: “South Jamaica”
- Danish: “South Jamaica”
- Dutch: “South Jamaica”
- Esperanto: “Suda Jamajko”
- Finnish: “South Jamaica”
- French: “Jamaïque du Sud”
- French: “South Jamaica”
- German: “South Jamaica”
- Hebrew: “סאות‘ ג’מייקה”
- Hungarian: “South Jamaica”
- Irish: “South Jamaica”
- Italian: “South Jamaica”
- Japanese: “サウス・ジャマイカ (クイーンズ)”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “South Jamaica”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “South Jamaica”
- Portuguese: “South Jamaica”
- Russian: “Саут-Джамейка”
- Scots: “South Jamaica, Queens”
- Scots: “South Jamaica”
- South Azerbaijani: “سوت جامایکا، کوینز”
- Spanish: “South Jamaica (Queens)”
- Spanish: “South Jamaica”
- Swedish: “South Jamaica”
- Urdu: “جنوبی جمیکا، کوئینز”
- “South Jamaica”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cedar Manor Houses and Cedar Manor.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include North Green and Baisley Pond.
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